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Leners 'Parent No'. 78,262, dated May 26,1868.

IMPROVEMENT 1N CORN-runners T o ALL WHQM 1T MAY vcoNcERN:l o

' Be it known that I, WrLLIAMR. CLARK, of Indianola, in tho county of Vermillion, andtatefolf Illinois,

.'haveinvented new andl useful Improvements in Cin-Plantcrs; und I-do hereby'declare that 'the following is I.

full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willv enable those skilled in tho art `tn make andluse tho'sn'uie, reference boing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this [specificationL in which- AFigure 1 is a side view-0f` my improved cornplunter.

IFigure 2 is a frontyiew of the sume. I Figure 3 is a cross-section of the hoppers. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding. parts. This invention consists incertain devices, which conduce to o. more` perfect andsatisfuctory operation in pluntng corn, or other grain of equivalent'chnracter, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

'In .the accompanyingtplate of drawingsi A and B ure the two general 4frames of the` machine, which are pivoted or hinged togcthenfas shown at o',

any suitable hinge-joint being used therefor.4

The'object of thus-hinging the two parts is to provide n yielding quality or action to bothl'parts, but more particularly to the part A, which bears the plo ughs, so` that the ploughs shall work with,amore equublg and uniform eect wir-err used in uneven `soil or oeross old 'fun-uws, or in `soil 'that is both of n hardnnd loose orl variable character. v

The part A is provided with seedhoppex-s E'und planting-tubes d, which conduct the"sccd romjhe Hoppers to the furrows. Y i

These planting-tubesalso furnish the point of attachment of thc furrow-ploughs g, the said ploughs being bolted or otherwise firmly axed to the front of the tubes, as shown, so that the corn or seed shall be deposited immediately at and behind the said ploughs, in which casethe sid corn or seed, is partially covered by the loose, mellow soil-,'as it falls back into the furrow asthe ploughs pass forwurd.

Heretofore, the corn planted by machines was covered in by one or more ploughs,-each 'of which cutpositive 'and separate furrows, thereby increasing the draught of the machine, andccovering in thecorn with h eavy clods of unmellowed soil, and too deeplyfor godresults. v Y

' In these machines the wheels' also followed upouthe covered furrow, and pressed down the soil.

-I obvate these above-cited objections by covering in the planted corn by means of wing-scrapers e et, which are atlxed to the frame A, und are simply platemetal'wings, with their 4edges presented so as to scrape the.

mellowed or loose soil within andalong the sides of the furrows mudo by the plouglis g, whereby the pulverized soil of the furrow is used to cover in theplanted corn, and, whon'so covered in, the furrow is merely lled with a low ridge ofloose earth, and not heaped up in the common manner, which mannoris more or lcssobjectionuble.

.The outer scrapers e are sets little in advance of the inner lornpers, as shown; for the purpose of pre.

venting the Ispace between the sorapors-i'rom choking up. y l q The front edges nre slightly dared, as shown, for the purpose of enabling them to scrape out'tlio sides of the furrow `und deposit'the soil centrally upon the planted corn.

. They are also inclined backwards, tu1 conduce to that result.

The lower ends of the planting-tubos d are, in practice, msdeilaring or bell-shaped, for 'the purpose of pre i venting them from being choked up by the'loil.

The ridge of soil which covers the planted corn, not rising above the' sidesof thefurromit cannot be pressed down by the wheels D, which are outside of the furrow, us shown.l l

b b are cutters, immediately in front of the ploughs, for the purpose of cutting through any sods or top- `growth,und thereby enabling the ploughs to ineke a clear, open furrow.

I G is the seat, which is supported by a spring, f,`ri'sing from the pnrtB.

Thisseat is for thedropper, who works the lover Z, which cluses thedeposit of .tho corn, al will bo shown.

F is a seat-board for the driver, and enables him to shift his position n'til'jhis weight balances the machine in a satisfactory manner. 4 i

The mechanism for dropping the corn will now be described, by reference to iig. 3. Y The lever l is pivoted in the cross-baril, connecting the hoppers, as shown, and also attached, by-any suitable loose joint,'to the bar n, the ends of which enter the hoppers, as. shown, the saiduends 'passingover the upper ends of 'the planting-tubes al, o,nd 4under'the guard-'plate p.

Two holes are made in the barn, near cach end.

One of these holes is sllown'at 1', andthe other m'ay be seen' coinciding with thevv bore of the'plan'ting-tubes d.

AThis bar is permitted a. short lateral motion, suicient Ito bring the two holes at each end alternately over their respective plntingtube, whereby, at each vibration of the lever l, the said holes are brought alternately over the tube. v

' -The corn being in the hopper, above the al 1f, one or more grains will be forced'into the holes i', ywhen it passes down under the gusrdp, and when the filled hole comes over the plantingtube, the said grain or g'rins 'will fall into the tube,$nd be discharged from its lower end into the furrow.

Thus, by vibrating the lever I, the grain will be dropped' regularly into 'the furrow, behind the ploughs g, in the manner before stated. i

This invention is simple, and of small costand operates in a satisfactory manner.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Piitent- The hinged frame A and with the seats G and F upon one part, and the plouglis and hoppers upon the other, substantially as shown and described, and for tho purpose specified.

Witnesses ISAAC FISHER, G. N. BAUM.

'WILLIAM R. CLARK. 

